At the airport

BUSINESS COMMUNICATION

Look at the picture. What do you think the phrase Live out of a suitcase mean?

John works for a major airline. He complains about his job:

When I applied to work in this position, I had no idea that I'll be living out of a suitcase six to seven months of the year.

Here is some vocabulary about airports and air travel.

Beginning and ending your journey:

a departures board - a notice board in an airport that tells passengers information about their flight

a boarding pass - a piece of paper or card that is given to a passenger at check-in. A passenger must have one to be allowed to go onto the plane

passport control - the place in the airport where your passport and boarding card are checked before you go to the departure lounge

a final call - an announcement that's made over the airport's loudspeaker system to let passengers know that the flight is almost ready to go

baggage reclaim - part of the airport where you go to collect your luggage after you arrive at your destination airport. Usually there is a 'carousel' - a continuous moving strip of material that goes round in a circle with passengers' bags on it

Types of flights:

a short-haul flight - a flight that takes a short time (up to about three hours), compared to a long-haul flight

a long-haul flight - a flight that takes a long time (over seven hours), compared to a short-haul flight

a domestic flight - a flight between two airports in the same country

an international flight - a flight between two airports in the different countries

a red-eye (flight) - a flight that leaves late at night and arrives early the next morning

Types of seats on a plane:

a window seat - a seat next to the window

an aisle seat - a seat next to the aisle (the walkway between rows of seats)

an economy seat - a seat in the economy class part of the plane (in the back part of the plane, where the seats are smaller and closer together than in other parts of the plane)

a first-class seat - a seat in the first-class part of the plane (in the front part of the plane, where the seats are bigger and spaced further than in other parts of the plane)

Ex.1. If you take a flight from an airport in an English-speaking country, you're likely to hear some of these dialogues. In pairs read the dialogues and be ready to act them out later.

Dialogue 1. Check in.

A.Good morning. Can I have your ticket, please?

B. Here you are.

A.Thank you. Would you like a window or an aisle seat?

B. An aisle seat, please.

A. Do you have any baggage?

B. Yes, this suitcase and this carry-on bag.

A: OK, please place your bag on the scale.

B: I have a stopover in Frankfurt – do I need to pick up my luggage there?

A: No, it’ll go straight through to Los Angeles. Here is your boarding pass – your flight leaves from gate 15A and it’ll begin boarding at 3:20. Your seat number is 26E.

B.Thank you.

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